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From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla)
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Subject: Re: Depression and (oh, no!) vitamins
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Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 15:28:55 EST
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> > Extra Credit:  what am I excreting that causes my urine to become a
> > fluorescent green-yellow color when I'm using those supplements?
> 
> Riboflavin is excreted when taken to excess, and imparts a bright-yellow
> color to the urine.  As for the depression, who knows?  I wouldn't
> ascribe as much to the vitamins as to a placebo effect, but why argue
> with success?  I'd recommend seeing a doctor if these depressive symptoms
> recur with any frequency or severity.

	A niacin deficiency can cause a person to exhibit rather erratic
or depressed behavior. I've mostly heard of this happening to older folks
who are taking lots of medications and not eating right, but I suppose that
if you eating an extreme hacker-type diet, heavy in Pepsi and M&M's and
not getting enough B vitamins, you could also have this problem.

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